Energy potential from one tonne input: organic matter and landfill material
Different biofuels pathways have different eciencies in the growth of feedstocks, conversion processes and end-uses. This chain of eciency pertaining to input and output needs to be considered in national planning processes to identify the most suitable biofuel feedstocks for a given country, region and local context. For example, the energy potential of landfill material is released through combustion, whereas bioethanol, (both from crops such as corn and wheat, and from cellulose such as grass and wood) is obtained through conversion.
Year: 2012
From collection: Biofuels Vital Graphics - Powering Green Economy
Cartographer: Riccardo Pravettoni, UNEP/GRID-Arendal